COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
DAVID E. COX FACULTY TEACHING AWARD
APPLICATION/NOMINATION FORM
Please note: All non-winning nominees’ applications will be held over and remain eligible for the
following year. All nominees will be given the opportunity to update their application before
review.
I.
Please provide the following information:
A. Today’s Date
B. Nominee's Name, Title, and School/Department, Campus Address,
Telephone Number, Email Address
C. Nominee's Degrees (include date and major)
D. Nominator's Name, Title and School/Department, Campus Address,
Telephone Number, Email Address
II.
Nominee’s Appointment: (% instruction)
III.
Formal Instruction
A. Teaching Quality Assessment
The degree to which the nominee clearly demonstrates both recent
and sustained excellence in teaching, as indicated by formal
student and peer evaluations. Include reference to any awards
and honors related to teaching.
Please send the summary section only from teacher course evaluation
forms for all formal courses and seminars taught in the past four years.
This is the TCE comparison report statistics for the overall teaching
effectiveness. Please do not regraph. If including student comments,
only one page will be accepted.
B. Philosophy of Teaching and Teaching Methodology
1. This section should provide a succinct account of the nominee’s
philosophy on teaching and advising, what the rewards of teaching
and advising are for the nominee, what problems may have been
encountered and what improvements may have been made.
2. Courses initiated, developed and presently being taught.
(Include date, reason for initiation, and focus of development or
innovations).
3. Describe innovative practices other than course development.
C. Service to the Teaching Profession
The degree to which the nominee provides leadership in promoting
outstanding teaching at the college, departmental, university,
regional and national levels. Consideration will be given to
committee activity, publication, grants received, presentation and
recognition.
1. Describe curriculum development committee activities
(University, College, Department)
2. Community Instructional Activities/Committees (e.g. high schools,
community colleges)
3. Teaching Awards and Teaching Grants
4. Instruction Related Publications
5. List Professional and Honorary Societies (memberships, activities,
offices)
D. Service to Students: Research Education/Graduate Academic
Advising
The degree to which the nominee has an exemplary record of
student service through such activities as academic and career
advising, mentoring, supervising internships, placement of
graduates, sponsorship of student association, graduate committee
service, etc.
1. Service on graduate student committees for whom you were
NOT the major advisor (4-year period). List the year, student's name
and whether M.S. or Ph.D.
2. Thesis/Dissertation Committee Chair and/or Major Advisor (4-year
period). List the Student's name, topic, date and whether M.S. or
Ph.D.
3. List any other research consultation with students not included
above.
4. Undergraduate Academic Advising (4-year period). List the year
and number of undergraduate advisees for the past four years.
E. Professional Growth and Competencies Development
1. List and describe informal courses (e.g. workshops, internships,
continuing education) taught in the past three years. Include
events, dates and audience level.
2. List community organizations and student clubs involving
advising, directing or instruction in the past three years, including
dates, position and responsibilities (e.g. 4-H, FFA, student clubs within
the College or University)
3. List public speaking engagements for the past two years (e.g.
Invited Speaker, Career Day Speaker, etc.).
SUBMISSION OF MATERIALS
The original plus three copies of the nomination materials, (four (4) total)
should be stapled or held together with a sturdy clip. Do not use loose leaf
notebooks or three-ring binders. Bulky additional materials such as books,
reprints, CDs, disks, or videotapes will not be accepted.
All material submitted must be in order:
1. One Recommendation Letter - from the administrative head or faculty
member of the nominee's department or school within the College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences.
2. One Letter of Support - from a student or student organization in the
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
3. Completed Nomination Form.
Do not submit unsolicited letters or other materials.
The selection committee will only read one letter from each category as
listed.
Incomplete packets will not be reviewed.
DEADLINE: noon on Wednesday, September 23, 2015.
Send the original plus three copies of the nomination materials, (four (4)
total) to Joy Winzerling, Bart Cardon Associate Dean, Career Academic
Services Office, Forbes Building, Room 211, P.O. Box 210036, Campus Mail.
Questions regarding the guidelines, nomination process or event may be
directed to Elaine Marchello, evm@email.arizona.edu, 520-626-3631.
Revised 07/22/2015